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Trusts, politics, and a poker anecdote narrated in a daily
Editorial notes condemn trusts as undemocratic and seek to abolish chartered monopolies. The piece reports on Amelie Rives's former husband John Chanler's insanity finding, praise for Paris paper Le Pain aiding women workers, comments on Clark Howell, and a long Times-Recorder critique of county contracts and public access. It closes with a humorousms tale about a poker game in Butte and a minister’s chalked draft anecdote.
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Paris
Pain
Times-Recorder
The
J. W. Wheatley
E. J. Eldridge
R. J. Perry
Timee-Recorder
Perry
W. L. Thomas
N. A. Ray
Times-Recorders
Montana
Clark
Silver Bow
Butte
Marcus Daly
Haggin
Hearst
York
Daly
Bill
Henry McIntoah
Albany Herald
Herald